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002C2E

#002C2E closest to Black Box

#002C2E is a very dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Black Box. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 17.3% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(0, 44, 46)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 100% saturation and 9% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. #002C2E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.00:1.

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Variations of #002C2E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#002C2E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

002C2E2E0200
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

002C2E2E00152E1900
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

002C2E002E1900152E
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

002C2E2E002C2C2E00
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

002C2E02002E2E02002C2E00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

002C2E19002E2E0200152E00
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#002C2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #002C2E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #21252E
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #28292E
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #212A2E
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #21252E
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1B272E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #002E2D
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #002D2D
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #272727
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #212829

#002C2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.00:1 Super#002C2E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#002C2E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#002C2E in CSS

/* Black Box */
.color { color: #002C2E; }
.background { background-color: #002C2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #002C2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 44 46);
color: hsl(183 100% 9%);
color: oklch(0.266 0.045 199.5);

#002C2E FAQ

What color is #002C2E?

#002C2E is a very dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Black Box. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #002C2E?

#002C2E is rgb(0, 44, 46) in RGB, hsl(183, 100%, 9%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 4%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #002C2E?

The complementary color of #002C2E is #2E0200, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #002C2E?

White text has the best contrast on #002C2E: 15.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #002C2E a warm or cool color?

#002C2E is a cool color.